From: Phil Sparks
To: Eddie Middleton Eddie@NightSearch.net
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:52:05 -0500
Subject: Saturday's show ( a critique & compliment too)Eddie,
This is another confirmation of what I have tried to tell you about all the distractions ! This is of course also, how we learn, and correct the mistakes that are bound to occur with any endeavor such as this . We know that Larry has a big background on most of the topics we try to cover, so a critique from someone such as he should be taken heed of! I have already stated the same to you before, as I'm sure you well remember? We must address this immediately to heighten the quality of information, and improve the quality of our shows and their imparted messages. In doing so, we will begin to pick up a higher quality of interested listeners who's input via call in comment, or e-mail comment will also exponentially increase the quality and attraction to our production and also expand the awareness thru "peer referral" to the show. That is the intention, and that will be the end result of Nightsearch becoming a household word as is "The Art Bell Show", who's quality has gone waaay down from its original version for failures to truly address the evolving awareness of people such as Larry who require an ever evolving message format to prevent "boredom" from setting in!
I have been majorly frustrated with all the distractions to the topic, and the failure due to a "free for all" verbal jamming session going on during an attempt to impart the message by all the people on hand to try with all their might to take over by proxy to the phone lines. Pat Ress or Riss being just one example of what Larry is saying. The constant referral to Pastor Harry, The Bible Code, The Anti- Christ, Jesus etc. constantly coming out of her mouth during someone's attempt to talk is really "getting my Goat" so to speak and I may "scorch her ears off" if it occurs again ? And it will, if you don"t stop it ! I would like to see you limit the phone lines to call-ins only in the last 1/2 hr. of the show, or whenever the "QUEST" speakers signals he or she is ready to take calls. You can simply state that you have made this decision so as to better communicate the topic without the distractions at the beginning of the show, and refer people to the opportunity to e-mail Nightsearch, yourself, or Rick Smith, should he approve and have time to address them? Or you could perhaps find someone willing to take on that job and forward those specific requests to the person addressed by them? Could the College perhaps be talked into providing some sort of "credit" to a person interested in Media/ Communication/ Advertising/ etc. and thereby provide a "free" volunteer to take on the responsibility and give the production management a reprieve from having to address this time consuming, but very important part of the Nightsearch production???
A lot of time consuming effort with little initial payback is necessary here, and of absolute necessity if we make this the quality production we intend it to be! You as "Host", are the one who must call the shots ! We speakers are only here to give experienced advice when we can! The expenses of running this show will override its ability to pay its own way if you don't make DVD/Tape/ etc. hard copies for sell via the site location and paypal, and also work at bringing in quest speakers to your local location who's lectures provide their expenses, along with a nice profit back to you the "Host" of these lectures! Advertise locally, and also on the site for a "poll" perhaps that by request brings in the next "quest speaker"? Just ideas here, but I think they are good ones?
Talked to Mark Hazlewood who is willing to do a show (whenever) just let me know? Will contact George Green in the next day or two to ask the same of him. Will also try to persuade my friend Alex Collier to come on board? These are just a few of what I think should be some of the next quests ! Advertisers will begin to be "VEEERY" interested in what we are doing soon. They provide real good "income" to run the expenses on also! It will happen Eddie, but we must clean up our act immediately to spark the proper interest and recognition, and at the same time speed this up so these things happen in"fast time".
The Enlightened Barbarian, Over!
P.S. There are things happening here by the way, that could well be indicators of interference at my end already! My computer is suddenly not giving me audio to the Archives on the Site, and it won't stay on line without being dis-connected before e-mails can be downloaded all of a sudden? Interesting, and not to mention that Renee" who was fine before this last episode had explosive diarrhea and projectile vomiting for 10 hours last night. I have been awake now for several days (6) with only a total of several hours of sleep! Interesting also, that many of my e-mail contacts are experiencing the same problems with their computers! This has happened to me before when I have really dumped on subjects that get too close for comfort to the PTB in exposing cutting edge info publicly ! Just a little "paranoiac over-reaction" here I'm sure! Nothing to worry about!
Later, E.B. over!
